Table 1.
COPD-related deaths by sex and age groups (40–79 years; ≥80 years), with the percentage change in 2020 and 2021 compared to the 2018–2019 average.
| Average 2018–2019 |
2020 | 2021 | Percentage Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 vs. 2018–2019 Average |
2021 vs. 2018–2019 Average |
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| All COPD-related deaths | |||||
| Number of deaths | 3055 | 3478 | 3133 | 14% | 3% |
| Age-std rates × 105 * (95% CI) |
91.1 (88.8–93.4) |
100.0 (96.7–103.4) |
89.9 (86.8–93.2) |
10% | −1% |
| Age group | |||||
| 40–79 years, n deaths | 783 | 887 | 826 | 13% | 5% |
| 40–79 years, std rates × 105 (95% CI) | 29.9 (28.4–31.4) |
33.6 (31.4–35.9) |
31.6 (29.5–33.8) |
12% | 6% |
| ≥80 years, n deaths | 2272 | 2591 | 2307 | 14% | 2% |
| ≥80 years, std rates × 105 (95% CI) |
678.8 (659.2–698.9) |
737.1 (708.9–766.1) |
649.8 (623.5–676.9) |
9% | −4% |
| Sex | |||||
| Males, n deaths | 1719 | 2024 | 1812 | 18% | 5% |
| Males, std rates × 105 (95% CI) |
145.8 (140.8–150.9) |
159.8 (152.7–167.1) |
142.1 (135.4–148.9) |
10% | −3% |
| Females, n deaths | 1336 | 1454 | 1321 | 9% | −1% |
| Females, std rates × 105
(95% CI) |
61.1 (58.8–63.5) |
64.8 (61.4–68.3) |
59.6 (56.3–63.0) |
6% | −3% |
* Truncated age-standardized rates (≥40 years) using the European population in 2013 as a standard.